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Dr Basheer Ahmed Launches New Book ‘The Rise and Fall of Muslim Civilization: Hope for the Future’

 

In his latest book, “The Rise and Fall of Muslim Civilization: Hope for the Future,” Dr Basheer Ahmed offers fresh insight and perspective on Muslim history and contributions of innovative developments in Science, Technology, and Mathematics (STEM) over a period of eight centuries.

Many Muslims may be wondering why the dominance of Muslim scientists in every field of knowledge for almost eight centuries (7 th-15 th) suddenly came to an end. Why most of the Muslim nations are now educationally backward, behind in industrial and scientific development, and poor? What went wrong?

From the 12 th century onwards universities in the Islamic world gradually stopped teaching science and philosophy, and all scientific laboratories and observatories were closed down or destroyed. From the 15 th century onward Muslims did very little scientific work or published any book on a scientific subject. Within the pages of this book, Dr Ahmed probes these questions.

The book is more than a treatise; it is an anthology of Islamic sciences. It introduces the reader to the intellectual giants of the classical Islamic era and provides a roadmap of how learning flourished and then gradually declined.

Rich in historical background, the reader discovers the details of the rise and fall of the great Muslim civilization during the medieval years, but this book contains more than the history and development of STEM. It provides innovative solutions to bring about hope for the youth of the world by way of identifying problems and developing solutions to impact some of the greatest issues and challenges facing the world today.

Dr Ahmed’s insightful treatment of the subject is reinforced by Prof. Nazeer Ahmed’s foreword and selected essays from eminent scientists including Professors Parvez Hoodbhoy, Samir Iqbal, Aziz Budri, Irum Rahman, Bashoo Nasiruddin, Mirza Faizan and Mirza Rizwan. Written in a clear, lucid style, it is a book for students, teachers, scholars as well as the general public. The book motivates, inspires, and mentors today’s youth to become scientists and innovators and follow in the footsteps of their forefathers.

Price of the book is $20. You can contact Dr Ahmed at mbahmed05@yahoo.com . The book can be purchased at  amazon.com